Loom-shuttle.



P. RENZO.

LOOM SHUTTLE. i

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 11, 1908.

Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

WITNESSES To all whom it my concerns through the end 0 U D STATES T I I FRANCESCO RENZO, or PATERSON, NEW JERSEY,

' LOOK-SHUTTLE.

Be it known that I, Fmncrsco Rnnzo a citizen of. the United States, residing-in Pat erson, Passaic county, New Jersey, have invented a certain new and useful Im rovement in Loom-Shuttles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawg ings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

- This invention relates to shuttles for looms.

One of the objects of the invention is so to construct a shuttle as'to' do away with the employment of the pivoted or other type of spindle or skewer commonly employed to support the quill, it being well known that shuttles have to be made with great eare in order to arrange the mounting forthe spindle in the shuttle in such manner as to prevent splitting of the shuttle in use and the working loose or the undue projecting of the pins or screws employed to secure the mounting in place. i Another object of the invention is to provide, in lieu of the usual wire thread tension device, a thread tension device of stamped metal, thereby cheapening the cost of manufacturing as well as making it possible to produce the friction and wear on the threads.

lhe invention will be found fully illus trated in the wherein, Figure 1 is a plan view of a shuttle constructed in accordance with my'improvements; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the improved shuttle on a somewhat larger scale, certain parts being omitted and others shown in section; Fig. 3 is a lon itudinalsectional view the shuttle in which the quill is secured, the quill being shown in its upright position, ready for removal from the shuttle; Fi 4 is a side view of the pther end-portion o? the shuttle, a part of 7 tlieeshuttle body being broken away; Figs.

5 and 6 show details of the uill-holding means; and, Figs. 7 and 8 detai s of the tension device. a

a, in the drawings, designates the shuttle body and b the usual cavity for the quill c.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 11,

accompanying drawing,

bore. in accordance with the usual construe Patented ;Ap1i127.- race. 1900. Serial no; 447,964.

tion where it is mounted on shuttle, the quillin the "present i-ustancehm its butt formed with an extension d. :which is cylindrical when the quill is turned. in the lathe but is later preferably'cut flaton opposite sides, as at e. In the curved faces of theextension d are formed notche's f, A cavity 9 forming anexten'sion of 'the quill cavity 6 is provided the mine being of a plate 5 which is then I V and then forwardlyso as to follow.,the' end and bottom walls,-. respectively oflcayit g and which has its other endcl i cled Q instlrotation. i

Fig. 5).. In -the countersink ,qlt is' fil SQidr-f 4,

a to having its convex sideup nndan enlargement or lug k on its innerenthzgsaid'ehlargcr ment lprojecting downwardlyl intqthe cav t 9. P

a curved plate sprinigj the,

ate spring; 7' and late iare securedfin place by the screw 1 w ichpenetrate's their outer ends and is driven intdftheshuttle,

lateral playmfithe parts i and beingfpre y theirfsomewhat snugly vented countersink la. H I, In placing the quill in the shuttldj tension (1 is introduced into thecavit i 'gi 'the quill at-that time standing uprightjt a hill being moved towai d'platespring-j'unt' its.

enlargement enters the adjoining notch' f in the quill, the quill is depressed, the operator taking care to keep theenlargement engagied in said recess f until the quill is full pressed. In this position, the outer en -portion of the plate 2' being straight and longi-- .tudinal, as is also the corresponding portion 'of the surface of extension'd, the spring j not only prevents longitudinal movement of the quill in the shuttle but also prevents any vertical movement of the quill, either pivotal or otherwise;

The shuttle is rovided,'further, with the usual cavity m or its tension device, and

with the'thread eyelets n and o; the cavity.

m is an opening penetrating the shuttle body from one side to the other and it is traversed by the'pins p and q. The tensitiii device com rises two members r and a," somewhat Instead of the quilt being formed with a" I from a sheet metal blank comprisingv the simi ar in form; The member r is formed parallel strips t' integrally connected by the arched loops u and each, having at one end an enlargement v which serves as the bearing portion for the member, being penet-rates the other end of the member 8, act-- .mg to hold said member in place.

trated-bythe pin 71; adjoiningithc enlarge.

oxer- 4 ment 0, the strips have lugs 10 which lap-each other and form abridge. The members comprises the strips :2: integrally eoiinected by the loops y, arehed reversely with reference to loops u- (see Fig. .8'). The

'melnber s has atone' end the laterally ex-f tendmg"lngs-z'; in assembling the parts of the tension device, the member 2 is slid obinclined grooves Lin the sides of the cavity -m, said'grooves and the pin 17, which pene- The member compris ngparallel sidestrips and loops connecting and integral withsaid side,

strips, the loops in one of said members alternating withthose' in the other, and oneof said members having pivotal movement relatively to the other, substantially as described. 2. In a sl ttle, a thread tension device comprising 'wo elongated members, each member comprising parallel side strips and loops connecting and integral with: said side strips, the 'loops in one of said meinbers-al-.--

ternating with those inthe other, and one of liqnely into the'shuttle, its lugs 2 following 1 said members having-pivotal molvementrelotively to the olh'eigand the loo s of one-of strips'of member s are. wider apart than 5 the stiips of member 1-, sothat the member I may fall into a position \vliere.its .strips' t stand side by side with the stripsof m iber s,- to permit; this, the loops 1:- of m'emb r -r are soar-ranged as toalternate 'wit'hthe loops y ofmember s, '1'. (a, to stand opposite the spaces between loops 1 The nlembersiare normally lield, however, in .ftheiposition sho vn in Fig. 2 by the spiral SpringQWhich is coiled about the pin 79 and haspne end bearing against the bridge w of member 1- 'andits ot-l'ier. end bearing ag minsta'sunllar bridge 301': member s. The

4 thread 4 extends from the quill through one i V i of the eyelets'n and then alternately around.

the mspcctive loops of members 8 and r,

finally passing around the pin 11, To rediice the wea on the threads, each loop u and y Fig. 7.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

- 1. In a shuttle, a. thread tension device comprising two elongated members, each is erossectionally curved, as at 5 in substantially as deseribed'.1-v h said I' mbers beingarehed tllK projecting toward the other. member, substantially as described, i

3. In a shuttle, a thread tension device, eonun'isiifg'two elongated menibers -ofstitf L sheet material, e.'\eh niember' comprising 5 parailel side strips and integral -spaeed arched thread-engaging loops connecting said strips, and one of said members having pivotal movementrelatively to the other,

. 7o 4..1he mmbinationgof'the shuttle body, :i' pivot arranged therein, two elongated .inem-. bers of stitf --sheet'-=materia l,='eocli member comprising parallel-side strips and integral, spaced arched thn ead loo 5' con- 7'5 nect-ing said stripsg onel'o 'said 'mem rs be'- ing normallyfixed in 't-he'shnttle ands-the other being ,fulcrumed on said'piv'ogendespring normally holding said members apart,.subslantially as described;

' the fore .ing,

In testimony,,that I claim Ishave-hereunto'set my hand this 4th ay' of August, 1 90.8. 4' I lsnajitensQ0''n Nzo. .Witnessest 1 J omi- W. S'rnwano, Wu. D. Benn: f 

